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1690364

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ask for ANI Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many disclosures of domestic abuse his Department’s Ask for ANI scheme received in its pharmacy sites in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	14886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Ask for ANI (Action Needed Immediately) was launched across pharmacies in the UK during the unprecedented emergency of the pandemic in January 2021. Since then, there have been 186 reported disclosures from across the UK where victims have been supported by pharmacists to access support from the police or domestic abuse services. Of those disclosures, 38 were in 2022 and 50 in 2023. This however is likely to be an underestimate as participating pharmacies are encouraged but not required to report disclosures to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Ask for ANI scheme is currently being piloted in 15 Jobcentre Plus sites across England, Scotland and Wales and 4 Jobs and Benefits Offices in Northern Ireland. An independent evaluation has been commissioned to understand how the scheme has been implemented across the pilot sites which will conclude this summer. As the evaluation is ongoing, we are not able to share numbers of disclosures in pilot sites at this stage. A decision on the publication of the evaluation will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 14887 14888 question first answered 23/02/2024 13:23:10 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1690365

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ask for ANI Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many disclosures of domestic abuse his Department’s Ask for ANI scheme received in (a) Jobcentre and (b) Jobs and Benefit Office sites in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	14887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Ask for ANI (Action Needed Immediately) was launched across pharmacies in the UK during the unprecedented emergency of the pandemic in January 2021. Since then, there have been 186 reported disclosures from across the UK where victims have been supported by pharmacists to access support from the police or domestic abuse services. Of those disclosures, 38 were in 2022 and 50 in 2023. This however is likely to be an underestimate as participating pharmacies are encouraged but not required to report disclosures to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Ask for ANI scheme is currently being piloted in 15 Jobcentre Plus sites across England, Scotland and Wales and 4 Jobs and Benefits Offices in Northern Ireland. An independent evaluation has been commissioned to understand how the scheme has been implemented across the pilot sites which will conclude this summer. As the evaluation is ongoing, we are not able to share numbers of disclosures in pilot sites at this stage. A decision on the publication of the evaluation will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 14886 14888 question first answered 23/02/2024 13:23:10 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1690366

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ask for ANI Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to publish the evaluation of the Ask for ANI scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	14888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Ask for ANI (Action Needed Immediately) was launched across pharmacies in the UK during the unprecedented emergency of the pandemic in January 2021. Since then, there have been 186 reported disclosures from across the UK where victims have been supported by pharmacists to access support from the police or domestic abuse services. Of those disclosures, 38 were in 2022 and 50 in 2023. This however is likely to be an underestimate as participating pharmacies are encouraged but not required to report disclosures to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Ask for ANI scheme is currently being piloted in 15 Jobcentre Plus sites across England, Scotland and Wales and 4 Jobs and Benefits Offices in Northern Ireland. An independent evaluation has been commissioned to understand how the scheme has been implemented across the pilot sites which will conclude this summer. As the evaluation is ongoing, we are not able to share numbers of disclosures in pilot sites at this stage. A decision on the publication of the evaluation will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 14886 14887 question first answered 23/02/2024 13:23:10 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1690381

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were caught attempting to enter the UK illegally through (a) airports and (b) airfields in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	14797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics on detected irregular arrivals to the UK in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release on gov.uk.</p><p>Data on people who have arrived in the UK as ‘Inadequately documented air arrivals’ are included in table Irr_01 of the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655c859cd03a8d001207fd99/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-detailed-dataset-year-ending-september-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets</a>’, with the latest data up to the end of September 2023.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish the requested data in any further breakdowns.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 28/02/2024 16:09:54 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1690390

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to notify local authorities of when (a) asylum seekers and (b) settled refugees are relocated to their area as a result of hotel closures.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	14777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The programme of hotel closures is managed carefully to ensure those asylum seekers still eligible for support are relocated to suitable alternative Home Office accommodation, which may be in a different location from their current hotel. The Home Office’s accommodation providers manage the moves of asylum seekers from one location to another. Whilst we expect impacts on local authorities to be minimal, we have put in place additional resource to work with our accommodation providers and local partners to manage this process and minimise disruption. We are working with our partners, including local authorities, to provide timely notification of key events that impact them.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:14:19 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1690391

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to help ensure the adequacy of resources for supporting the integration of asylum seekers into British society in (a) local authorities and (b) organisations in the (i) voluntary, (ii) community and (iii) faith sector.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	14778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>This Government’s priority is to focus our efforts and resources to support those who most need it. As not all of those who seek asylum are found to need international protection, integration resources are available to those granted permission to stay. Under the New Plan for Immigration, the Government committed to offering an enhanced integration package for refugees arriving through safe and legal routes.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals granted asylum have access to the labour market and to mainstream services that support their integration, including benefits and healthcare. We are working across Government to ensure these services meet the needs of all newly granted refugees.</p><p> </p><p>Support is offered from Migrant Help or their partner organisation to all individuals when they receive a decision on their asylum claim. This support includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:14:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1690413

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Bournemouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of hotels to house asylum seekers in Bournemouth.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	14824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>As a result of the range of measures put in place to stop the boats, reform the management of the asylum accommodation estate and deliver alternative forms of accommodation sites, we have successfully met our ministerial commitment of closing over 50 hotels across the UK by the end of January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with our providers on closing further hotels across the estate and will write to local authorities and MPs when a decision to close a site has been made.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:13:45 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1690435

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Portland Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of claimed conversions to Christianity by people resident on the barge in Portland Port on their asylum applications.
tabling member constituency	South Dorset
tabling member printed	Richard Drax
uin	14873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims, including those based on religion or belief, and regardless of where or how a person might be accommodated while in the UK, are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed Home Office policy guidance provides a framework for considering asylum claims, including those based on religious conversion, and all caseworkers receive extensive training before making such decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Those found not to need protection are refused, and the decision can be subject to legal challenge, where appropriate, either via appeal to the independent courts, or through a judicial review, depending on the decision in question. Once appeal rights are exhausted, they are liable for removal and enforcement action is pursued where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 28/02/2024 17:58:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

1690442

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of implementing the redesigned government crown logo for each police force in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	14908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Following a change in the design of the royal crown and the implementation of Kings Charles III cypher, the Cabinet Office issued guidance in July 2023 to organisations that use a depiction of the royal crown in their logo which includes the police.</p><p>This guidance sets out that there is no timeline for changes to be made and that organisations should adopt a low-cost approach to implementation and to avoid new costs where possible including when physical depictions are updated.</p><p>It is an operational matter for individual forces to develop their own implementation strategy based on these guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/02/2024 09:53:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1690449

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Arson: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help tackle arson in (a) Cardiff Central constituency, (b) Cardiff local authority area and (c) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	14893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling and preventing arson. We know the serious impact that arson can have on both individuals and the wider community.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring fire services have the resources they need to do their vital work and to keep the public safe from fires, including those caused by arson. Funding of the Fire Service in Wales is a devolved matter.</p><p>Decisions on how their resources are best deployed to meet their core functions are a matter for each fire and rescue authority.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/02/2024 09:50:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens